Original essays written in English and approved translations from Hindi, newest edition first. Where a term of shastra matters in a translation, the Hindi original is authoritative.
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History textbooks must certainly have told you that after Humayun, Sher Shah Suri seized the throne of Delhi; in these very books you would also have read that Humayun handed over the realm for a single day to a boatman or a bhisti (water-bearer) who issued leather coins; in those same books, you might perhaps also have read...
23 October 2026 · 10 min read
It was about a month ago. I was returning home from my workplace when I saw a crowd gathered by the roadside and several people running in that direction. Realizing that something had just occurred, I accelerated my motorcycle and reached the crowd. There, I saw that a girl, along with her scooty, in a roadside ditch...
23 October 2026 · 4 min read
Among those devoted to the study of *vedavidya* (knowledge of the Vedas), Panditji’s name alone serves as a sufficient introduction. He accomplished the monumental task of bringing Vedic literature and Sanskrit within reach of the common populace, much as Swami Dayanand had once aspired to do. By making Hindi the language of *vedabhashya* (commentary on the Vedas), Swami Dayanand had
23 October 2026 · 4 min read
There is a very beautiful mantra(1) in the Yajurveda; it states that *diksha* (initiation) is attained only through *vrata*s (vows) such as *brahmacharya* (celibate studenthood)—that is, one gains entrance into *brahmavidya* (knowledge of Brahman) or any other discipline. Then, from *diksha* comes *dakshina* (sacrificial fee/honorarium), meaning prestige through wealth, prosperity, and the like is attained. Here, receiving *dakshina* implies giving *dakshina*,
23 October 2026 · 6 min read
Tomorrow marks the birth anniversary of the immortal martyr Benoy Krishna Basu, who offered his life in the struggle to liberate Bharat Mata (Mother India) from the shackles of servitude. He was born on 11 September 1908 to engineer Rebati Mohan Basu in Rohitbhog, Munshiganj district of present-day Bangladesh. After his matriculation studies, he
23 October 2026 · 3 min read
Your child celebrates Teacher’s Day with enthusiasm, yet pays no heed to Guru Purnima (the traditional day honoring the guru). Why? Brainwashing through education! I have no objection to your celebrating this individual's birth anniversary as Teacher’s Day or as any other day, but it is also my duty to show you their other side. How?
23 October 2026 · 4 min read
If Bill Gates were to start a mazhab (religion), the verses of the holy book would be as follows—Windows is the sole operating system; wage jihad against anyone who uses Linux or Mac. As soon as the holy month (the one of March financial closing) passes, raid their offices. Smash their computers, pull out their hard drives, because
23 October 2026 · 3 min read
The Indian freedom movement is an immortal saga of the struggles, sacrificial deeds, and courageous activities of numerous revolutionaries, yet modern historians have shown extreme niggardliness in mentioning these great revolutionaries who laid down everything they had for the country's freedom. We are taught
23 October 2026 · 29 min read
It was 6 February 1932 when hundreds seated in the Convocation Hall of Calcutta University were left stunned by a volley of bullets fired in rapid succession by a young woman, whose target was none other than the then Governor of Bengal, Stanley Jackson. Although Jackson survived, the courage of this young girl [...] the entire B—
23 October 2026 · 3 min read
Lala’s chhichhi (infantile mess)! Typically, when you are having a meal of kadhi-chawal, your siblings or friends must have surely spoiled your appetite in jest by likening its appearance to something all too similar... and yet here in Braj, the transcendental love of the Brajwasis (residents of Braj) for Kanha is such that here, on the second day of Janmashtami
23 October 2026 · 1 min read
It is impossible to speak of armed revolution without invoking the name of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, for not only in India but in world history, he carved out a distinct place for himself at a very young age as a traveler on the *krantipath* (path of revolution). But how many people know what inspired Bhagat Singh to choose this path of revolution—
23 October 2026 · 38 min read
The Purusha Sukta (hymn to the Cosmic Being) of the Veda is that Manasarovar of Sanatana Sanskriti (eternal culture) from plunging into which our ancestors extracted the finest of gems and jewels. The Vedas manifested upon the earth solely to secure the welfare of all humanity. If Bharat is viewed after excising these very foundational texts of dharma (cosmic and moral order)—the Vedas, Upanishads, Smritis (remembered canon), and Puranas (ancient scriptures)—th
23 October 2026 · 6 min read
Although descriptions of Brahmanas are found in numerous texts, the finest ones are in the Vedas and smritis (sacred texts outside the Vedas). The right to be a Brahmana belongs to everyone, regardless of caste, region, or sect. However, becoming a Brahmana requires the observance of certain rules. Through the observance of these very rules, eight Brah
23 October 2026 · 3 min read
Author: Acharya Vasudev Mishra, Veda-vijna (knower of the Veda) यत्रौषधीः समम्मत राजानः समिताविव । विप्रः स उच्यते भिषग् रक्षोहामीवचातनः ॥ ऋग्वेदः १०-९७-६ ॥ (Where herbs gather together like kings in a battle assembly, that learned man is called a physician, a destroyer of rakshas [demons] and dispeller of disease.) – Rigveda 10.97.6 Just as a king shines in battle amidst his soldiers, similarly that learned man who is a master of the eight branches of surgery (shalya-ashta-tantra) and an expert in pulse diagnosis (nadi-vijnana) and various types of medicines
18 October 2026 · 15 min read
The Public Message of Maharasaleela Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak 'Vedadyacharya' Principal Priest: Shriram Janmabhoomi Shilapujan, Ayodhya Shri Vrindavan Dham Acharya Shri Gangadhar Pathak, the chief priest who had Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi perform the groundbreaking ceremony (shilanyas) for the Shriram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, [author of] *Brahmadijayasamrudhdarpaka*
18 October 2026 · 10 min read
Will just any random Tom, Dick and Harry be made the sarvasarva (supreme authority) of VHP? Or the general secretary of the Ram Janmabhoomi Trust? Know today who Champat Rai ji is... Shri Champat Rai, the secretary of the Janmabhoomi Trust. During the Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi in 1975, a young professo
18 October 2026 · 4 min read
While reading the novel "Doosri Jannat" written by Nasira Sharma, born in DNA Allahabad, I suddenly remembered Allama Iqbal, who in his "Jawab-e-Shikwa" restlessly and immersed in grief says to his co-religionists: "वज़ह में तुम हो नसारा तो तमद्दुन में हनूद/ ये मुसलमां हैं जिन्हें देख के शर्माये" (The Christians are [ahead] in reason, and the Hindus in culture; these are Muslims, seeing whom [even Islam] is ashamed.)
18 October 2026 · 5 min read
A reverent remembrance of the most worshipful Shri Guruji Madhavrao Sadashivrao Golwalkar, who is remembered as Madhav. Perhaps his parents named him 'Madhav' so that he, as their 9th and only surviving child, might survive just like Madhav himself; but little did they know that this very child would go on to become the hero of the Mahabharata, the Gita pro...
18 October 2026 · 7 min read
'Shri Vedavyasa Pujapaddhati' Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak 'Vedadyacharya', Principal - Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shila Pujan, Ayodhya, Shri Vrindavan Dham. Chief Priest Acharya Shri Gangadhar Pathak, who had Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi perform the shilanyas (laying of the foundation stone) for the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, performing the Shri Vedavyasa Pujap
18 October 2026 · 2 min read
Nowadays, some hyper-scholars are propagating the delusion in society that the tale of Shabari’s "tasted ber (jujube fruits)" is not in the Ramayana, and that Shabari was not a low-caste devotee but an upper-varna (class/caste) woman. This is not only contrary to the supreme import of the shastra (sacred text), but also extremely harmful to social samarasya (harmony) and is a manifestation of ego and malice.
18 October 2026 · 13 min read
Mansukh Mandaviya, who has become a minister in the Modi government, is being continuously targeted by a so-called elite class in the country due to his poor English. In reality, this is a problem of the entire Indian subcontinent, whose DNA has rotted during a long period of slavery, bending the very bone of its self-respect. A few years ago
18 October 2026 · 4 min read
Read both statements on jati (caste) and Hindu organization carefully and understand the difference. 1. "As long as the sense of jati does not end among Hindus, Hindu organization and Hindu awakening are impossible." — Veer Savarkar 2. "If the Hindu becomes awakened, he will automatically become organized and give a fitting response to the challenge of jati-bhed (caste division)..."
18 October 2026 · 1 min read
Chaaturmaasya-Vratavidhaana (Rules and Observances of the Chaaturmaasya Vow) Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak 'Vedaadyacharya' Chief Acharya: Shriram Janmabhoomi Shila Pujan, Ayodhya Shri Vrindavan Dham Acharya Shri Gangadhar Pathak, the chief priest who had Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi perform the foundation stone laying ceremony (shilaanyaas) for the Shriram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, is, along with a healthy body, of mind
18 October 2026 · 9 min read
The great karmayogi (one devoted to selfless action) Dr. Harvanshlal Oberoi was born on October 21, 1925, in Rawalpindi, to a Punjabi Khatri couple, Shri Dharmachandra and Ramkaur Oberoi. Following the partition of the country in 1947, he had to come to India with his entire family. Harvanshlal Oberoi ji was a worker of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). B
18 October 2026 · 5 min read